отчего

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Russian

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Etymology

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Univerbation of the preposition от (ot, from, out of) + чего́ (čevó), genitive singular of что (što).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɐt͡ɕːɪˈvo] (phonetic respelling: отчево́)
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Adverb

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отчего́ (otčevó)

  1. (interrogative adverb) why? (from what cause)

Usage notes

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See also

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